bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
Examples of bounty hunter in a Sentence
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While Majors’ version of the character worked as a bounty hunter as a side gig, Gosling’s version gets drawn into a criminal investigation at the request of a film producer with whom he’s worked for several years.
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Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
The original show starred Majors (best known for The Six Million Dollar Man) as a stuntman (also named Colt Seavers) who used his on-set expertise to moonlight as a bounty hunter, catching criminals with his extensive knowledge of explosives and driving maneuvers.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 May 2024
The film is loosely based on the television series The Fall Guy, which aired from 1981-1986, and centered on a stuntman who also served as a bounty hunter.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 May 2024
It’s loosely based on a nineteen-eighties TV series of the same title, in which Lee Majors played an underemployed stuntman named Colt Seavers, who moonlighted as a bounty hunter.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Walton Goggins’ Cooper Howard, who later survives the nuclear war as a ghoulish bounty hunter, also realizes his wife is one of the Vault-Tec executives who pitches the diabolical idea.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Karga was a reliable ally for the titular bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal) and later ascended to being the magistrate of Nevarro.
—EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
In particular, the bounty hunter’s starship—the microfighter—is a fan favorite.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
She had been chased by a bounty hunter and two deputies.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
The original show starred Majors (best known for The Six Million Dollar Man) as a stuntman (also named Colt Seavers) who used his on-set expertise to moonlight as a bounty hunter, catching criminals with his extensive knowledge of explosives and driving maneuvers.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 May 2024
The film is loosely based on the television series The Fall Guy, which aired from 1981-1986, and centered on a stuntman who also served as a bounty hunter.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 May 2024
It’s loosely based on a nineteen-eighties TV series of the same title, in which Lee Majors played an underemployed stuntman named Colt Seavers, who moonlighted as a bounty hunter.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Walton Goggins’ Cooper Howard, who later survives the nuclear war as a ghoulish bounty hunter, also realizes his wife is one of the Vault-Tec executives who pitches the diabolical idea.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Karga was a reliable ally for the titular bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal) and later ascended to being the magistrate of Nevarro.
—EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
In particular, the bounty hunter’s starship—the microfighter—is a fan favorite.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
She had been chased by a bounty hunter and two deputies.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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